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Old 03-20-2006, 07:02 PM
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I've been driving a 3200 lb 65 Mustang since 1995, it has a 35 lb. steel flywheel and a 350hp 351-W...........test drove my road race car this past week, 331 cu in, 472 hp, 15 lb aluminum flywheel and light weight where ever I could in the driveline, have not wieghed the car yet, but it should come in around 2600lb or a little less, at 3000 rpms in forth gear I steady gave it the gas till it was 80% full throttle and in a few seconds I let off cause I thought the clutch was slipping, that's how fast the rpms came up, did it again a few times with the same result, but then I have never driven anything like this before and was used to a lot less hp and heavier rotating mass..........that thing winds up realllllllllllll fast and no doubt the alum. flywheel along with a few other light weight components made the difference...............

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